PENNYBURN REGENERATION YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE (PRYDE) BIG LOTTERY FUND AWARD

That this House congratulates the Pennyburn Regeneration Youth Development Enterprise (PRYDE), in North Ayrshire, on being awarded £9,500 from the Big Lottery Fund in February 2016, as part of the Awards for All Scotland grant programme; commends the work of the Big Lottery Fund, which supports smaller organisations in securing funding for a variety of projects and improvements, including assisted learning, enhancing local spaces, and bringing communities together; and welcomes the fact that PRYDE intends to put the money towards training activities to assist young people from disadvantaged communities improve their self-esteem and thereby enable them to fulfil their potential.